Grand Master's Itinerary AUGUST THROUGH DECEMBER
AUGUST 24
OCTOBER
Com mittee on Masonic Homes
SEPTEMBER 1
Lodge Nos. .320, 524, 589 and 774, Everett 5 Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication, Tamiment 6 Lodge No. 649, Red Lion 7 Lodge No. 284, Catasa uqua 8 Masonic Conference Center, Representatives to Pennsylvan ia Youth Foundation, Elizabethtown 8 United States Premier Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Pittsburgh 10 Lodge No. 21, Harrisburg 11 Lodge No. .381, Newport 12 Lodge No. 759, Pleasant Hills 13 Lodge No. .361, Newvi lle 14 Lodge No. 496, Millersville 15 Lodge No. 570, Lykens 16 New Jersey Crippled Chi ldrens' Hospital and Masonic Home and Charity Foundation of New Jersey 17 Lodge Nos. 725 and 676, Pittsburgh 18 Lodge Nos. 58.3, .375, 641, 685, 7.31 and 785, McKeesport 19 Lodge No. 709, Chester 20 Lodge Nos. 752 and .344, Matamoras 21 Lodge No. 672, Aliquippa 23-27 Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., N.M.J., Boston 29 125th Anniversary, Salem Lodge No. .3.30. Lodge Nos. .3.30, 218 and .305, Salem
1 Lodge No. .316, Franklin 2 Lodge No. 266, York .3 115th Anniversary, Lodge No. 451, York 4 Project SOLOMON II Rally, Hershey 5 Lodge No. 4.35, West Reading 8 Lodge No. 225, Greensburg 9 Lodge No. 644, New Kensington 10 Lodge No. .36.3, Oil City 11 Lodge No. 79.3, Glenshaw 12 Lodge No. 711, Lansdowne 1.3 125th Anniversary, Lodge No. .3.35, Montoursville 15 Lodge No. 772, Chester 16 Lodge No. 611, Freeland 17 Lodge No. 798, Harrisburg 18 Lodge Nos. 766, 6.35 and 699, Penn Hills Township 19 Lodge No. 694, Butler 20 Mortgage burning, Lodge No. 460, Orangeville 22 Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia 2.3 Lodge No. 155, Philadelphia 24 Lodge No. 412, Tidioute 25 Lodge Nos. 68.3 and 590, Monroeville 26 Committee on Masonic Homes 27 Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Youth Foundation 27 Special Communication of Grand Lodge, Dedication of Lodge Room, Lodge No. 194, Selinsgrove 29 Lodge Nos. 6.39, 571 and 675 StMary's 30 Lodge Nos. 7.37 and .357, Frackville 31 Lodge Nos. .389 and 517, West Middlesex
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Lodge Nos. 2.34 and 258, Meadville Lodge Nos. 688, 572 and .300, Mount Union Lodge Nos. 299 and 401, Muncy Lodge Nos. .397, 106, 2.32, 299, .3.35, 401, 707 and 755, Williamsport Lodge Nos. 521 and 520, Parl~er Lodge Nos. 4 76 and 764, Lancaster Lodge No. 619, Middleburg Lodge No. 802, Hershey Lodge No. 57.3, Millvale Va lley of Allentown, A.A.S.R. Lodge Nos. 1.38, 222, 285 and 426, Orwigsburg Lodge No. 144, Lewisburg Lodge Nos. 795, 152 and .396, Easton Lodge No. 221, Pittsburgh Lodge No. 586, Waynesboro 125th Anniversary, Lodge No . .3.3.3, Allentown Lodge No. 246, Philadelphia Lodge No. 420, Conshoh ocl~e n Lodges Nos. .362, .392, 455, 695 and 708, Erie Extra Communication of Grand Lodge Mason at Sight Chester Lodge No. 769, Butler Lodge No. 540, Chicora Lodge No. 796, Wexford Lodge Nos. 220, 282 and 5.39, Hollidaysburg Lodge Nos. 574, .314, .391, 480 and 515, Coalport
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SOLOMON II Rally-Hershey • .• October 4 There Has Never Been a More Exciting Time To Be a Freemason! Throw off the lethargy of the long, hot summer! Renew your spirit! Feel the rush ofenthusiasm! Be uplifted! Become a part of that which is good and wholesome! Join with thousands of others who are taking an active part in th e rebirth of fraternalism! Celebrate the success of Proj ect SOLOMON II®, th e Rebuilding of Freemasonry in Pennsylvan ia! The SOLOMON II Rally at the Hersheypark Arena on Thursday, October 4 is expected to be the largest gathering of Masons, their families and friends under one roo fin the history ofthe Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Thousands of Masons, representatives of all the bodies that are part of the masonic family, including the youth groups, will come together to celebrate the bright new beginning that is the promise and substance of Project SOLOMON II. Never before has an idea been so widely accepted. Never before has an idea spread throughout the fratern ity in so short a time. Never before have the eyes of virtually every masonic organization in the country been focused so squarely on the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvan ia. Project SOLOMON II is working. All the working tools are in place. Each lodge has its operations manual in hand and its tasl~ force in place to put the program in high gear. The computer tracking programs h ave been refined over the s ummer months and the free flow of information between the lodges, the overseers, and the director of the project will begin with the first activity after the end of the summer call-off. Now we will reverse the decline in membership. Now we will each do our part to guarantee the goal of Project SOLOMON II, the addition of 50,000 new members over the next four years. We will
restore the fraternity in Pennsylvania to 250,000 m embers by the end of1987. The SOLOMON II Rally in Hershey will provide th e first o pportunity to celebrate the early indications of success that grow stronger each month as new statistics are gathered. I twill provide a publicforum in which to recognize those individuals who are setting records for performance along with the lodges and districts that are taking leadership positions. Members of the fraternity are encouraged to appear at t he rally in the regalia of their offices. A controlled processional will be formed to begin the festivities, with r epresentatives of all the masonic bodies in t he central region o f the state taking part A number of surprises have been
planned for the rally, including professional entertainment, audio-visual presentations, an address by the RW. Grand Master, and a closing ceremony that will be remembered for years. The youth groups, DeMolay, Job' s Daughters and Rainbow for Girls, will be asked to act as ushers and will play an important part in the closin g ceremonies. There will be no charge for admission to the Hersheypark Arena, but all seats will be reserved. A coupon accompanies this article (see page 15) for use in ordering the free tickets. Tickets will be numbered according to the usual arena seating plan and will be assigned on a first request basis. . A computer program has been estabContinued on page 15.
September Quarterly to be Held at Tamiment in Poconos
In order to provide a more centra l location so that more Masons in the eastern partofthe state may easily attend a meeting of their Grand Lodge, the site of the September Quarterly Commu n ication to be held on Septem ber 5 , has been changed from Scranton to Tam iment
Tamiment, a Pocono resort property located on Bushkill Road ofT Route 209 i n Pike County (see the map on page 1 5 ) is easily accessible from Interstate 84 from the north and from Interstate SO byway of the Northeast Extension of the PennsyiContinued on page 15.